lever

[US]/ˈliːvə(r)/
[UK]/ˈlevər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 〈物〉槓桿操作杆
vt. (用槓桿)撬動
Word Forms
第三人稱單數levers
複數levers
過去分詞levered
現在分詞levering
過去式levered

Phrases & Collocations

pull the lever

拉動槓桿

use a lever

使用槓桿

mechanical lever

機械槓桿

release lever

解鎖手柄;分離杆

lever principle

槓桿原理

brake lever

制動杆

lever handle

手柄;槓桿手柄;杆式手柄;手柄操縱桿

hand lever

手柄;手制動杆;柄;手杆

control lever

控制桿;操縱桿

lever type

adj. 槓桿式

shift lever

變速桿

gear lever

[機]變速桿

lever arm

槓桿臂;活動臂

connecting lever

連接棒;連接杆;連接槓桿

lever rule

槓桿定則(定律)

valve lever

閥門杆;閥槓桿

Example Sentences

a little lever near the root of the barrel.

接近桶底的一根小杆。

a manipulable lever; a manipulable populace.

一支可操縱的槓桿;一羣可操縱的平民

Pity is a lever for quickening love.

憐憫是加速愛情的手段。

The worker is levering at the rock.

工人用槓桿移動岩石。

They levered the iron into the house.

他們用槓子把鐵塊撬進屋裏。

she pulled a lever at the base of the cage.

她拉了一下機器罩殼底座上的一根控制桿。

she levered the lid off the pot with a screwdriver.

她用螺絲刀把罐子的蓋子撬開。

she levered herself up against the pillows.

她緊靠着枕頭把自己撐起來。

the men got hold of the coffin and levered at it with crowbars.

那幫人找到那口棺材後用撬棒撬它。

used friendship as a lever to obtain advancement.

把友誼當作取得晉升的工具

I levered the lid off the box with a stick.

我用一根棍子撬開了箱子蓋兒。

He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.

他正在修理汽車的剎車杆。

We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out.

我們在撬樹根時遇到了很多麻煩。

Push the gear lever into first.

把換擋桿推到1 擋。

Prerequisite: The actuating lever of the microswitch must not have been significantly deformed. If the lever is deformed, this must also be replaced.

前提:微開關的驅動杆不允許有明顯的變形。如果有明顯的變形,必須更換。

We managed to prise off the lid with a tyre lever.

我們設法用卸外胎用的撬棍撬開了蓋子。

the Inspector made another attempt to lever a concrete fact from them.

警長再次施加壓力,想從他們嘴裏挖出點兒具體事實來。

he levered the bishop out from a tight knot of clerical wives.

他把主教從緊緊圍成一團的牧師妻子們中拽出來。

They're trying to lever him out of his job as head of the firm.

他們試圖把他從公司首腦的位置上給擠走。

Real-world Examples

I pulled every lever at my disposal.

我竭盡所能大展拳腳。

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

Its iron handle would make a perfect lever.

而湯鍋的把手就是最好的槓桿。

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

And you are gonna pull the lever on the slot machine.

你要推動拉桿。

Source: The Ellen Show

He needed a lever to work the stone out.

他需要一個槓桿撬開石頭。

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

Second, managers need to pull different levers to retain different types of people.

其次,管理者需要使用不同的手段來留住不同類型的人。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

You have a power lever and a side stick joystick.

你可以操控個動力杆和側操縱桿。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

Analysts say it now effectively holds the levers of power.

分析人士表示,伊朗已經充分佔據了這場戰爭的優勢。

Source: Time

If you wanna go up, pull the lever on your right.

要上樓的客人請拉下手柄。

Source: Spirited Away Selection

The robot has two levers and one big button.

機器人有兩個控制桿和一個大按鈕。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Don't grab the brake levers suddenly while riding fast. You could fall.

當你騎很快的時候,不要突然抓住剎車握把。你會摔倒。

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

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